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  • NDTV 24X7 returns to top 5 in BARC week 48

    NDTV 24X7 returns to top 5 in BARC week 48

    MUMBAI: NDTV 24X7 re-entered the top five of the English news genre in week 48 of BARC ratings. Aaj Tak yet again stood on top in all the three genres. Republic TV continued to dominate the English news genre. English business news genre saw no changes this week again.

    English News

    Republic TV maintained its lead in the first position in the English news genre with 978 impressions ‘000. Times Now at second and CNN News18 at third hold onto their respective positions with 777 impressions ‘000 and 377 impressions ‘000. India Today Television stood at fourth position with 367 impressions ‘000. NDTV 24X7 with 245 impressions ‘000 came back at the fifth position replacing Mirror Now which occupied the spot last week.

    English business news

    The English business news genre yet again saw no changes this week. CNBC TV18 continued to stay on the first place with 362 impressions '000. ET Now and BTVI stood at their second and third positions with 116 impressions '000 and 73 impressions '000. CNBC TV18 Prime HD also held on to its fourth position with 23 impressions '000.

    Hindi News (U+R)

    Aaj Tak once again stood on top in the Hindi news (U+R) genre with 139244 impressions ‘000. News18 India took the second place with 111857 impressions ‘000. ABP News is at the third position with 103568 impressions ‘000 followed by Zee News with 103432 impressions ‘000. India TV sits at fifth position with 99287 impressions ‘000.

    Hindi news rural

    Aaj Tak is positioned first in the Hindi news rural genre with 61284 impressions ‘000. ABP News, News18 India and Zee News are at second, third and fourth positions with 50356 impressions ‘000, 46842 impressions ‘000 and 43254 impressions ‘000, respectively. India TV with 39964 impressions ‘000 took the fifth place again this week.

    Hindi news urban

    Aaj Tak stood on top with 77960 impressions ‘000 followed by News18 India with 65015 impressions ‘000. Zee News and India TV were at third and fourth positions after interchanging their slots with 60178 impressions ‘000 and 59323 impressions ‘000. ABP News held on to the fifth place with 53212 impressions ‘000.

  • BARC Data: Mirror Now enters the top 5 list

    BARC Data: Mirror Now enters the top 5 list

    MUMBAI: Mirror Now has entered the top five list in the English News genre in week 47 of BARC ratings. Hindi news (U+R) and rural genre saw no change in the list. Aaj Tak yet again stood on top in all the three genres. Republic TV continues its dominating streak in the English news genre. English business news genre saw no changes this week again.

    English News

    Republic TV maintained its lead in the first position in the English news genre with 871 impressions ‘000. Times Now at second and CNN News18 at third hold onto their respective positions with 654 impressions ‘000 and 284 impressions ‘000. India Today Television stood at fourth position with 256 impressions ‘000. Mirror now entered the top 5 list at the fifth position with 178 impressions ‘000.

    NDTV 24X7 was at fifth position last week but is nowhere to be seen.

    English Business News

    The English business news genre saw no changes this week again. CNBC TV18 continued to stay on the first place with 361 impressions '000. ET Now and BTVI withstand their second and third positions with 106 impressions '000 and 44 impressions '000. CNBC TV18 Prime HD also held on to its fourth position with 33 impressions '000.

    Hindi News (U+R)

    Aaj Tak once again stood on top in the Hindi news (U+R) genre with 116157 impressions ‘000. News18 India retained the second place with 103407 impressions ‘000. ABP News is at the third position with 99592 impressions ‘000 followed by Zee News with 93766 impressions ‘000. ABP News sits at fifth position with 91882 impressions ‘000.

    Hindi News Rural

    Aaj Tak is positioned first in the Hindi news rural genre with 52841 impressions ‘000. ABP News, News18 India and Zee News are at second, third and fourth positions with 51320 impressions ‘000, 44343 impressions ‘000 and 39923 impressions ‘000, respectively. India TV with 37012 impressions ‘000 took the fifth place again this week.

    Hindi News Urban

    Aaj Tak stood on top with 63316 impressions ‘000 followed by News18 India with 59065 impressions ‘000. India TV and Zee News are at third and fourth position after interchanging their positions with 54870 impressions ‘000 and 53844 impressions ‘000. ABP News held on to the fifth place with 48272 impressions ‘000.

  • Republic Bharat, Hindi news channel, to launch Q1 of 2019

    Republic Bharat, Hindi news channel, to launch Q1 of 2019

    MUMBAI: Well, it’s finally happening and at an opportune moment too. Ahead of announcement of dates for the general elections or India’s great dance of democracy, Arnab Goswami-helmed Republic TV is getting its Hindi sibling to debut in the first quarter of 2019 with a reliable industry insisting the launch could be sometime in January itself.

    Republic TV CEO Vikas Khanchandani, who confirmed to Indiantelevision.com about the Hindi news channel from the family, however, refused to give a firm date for going on air. He deftly side-stepped queries on the Republic Bharat (in short format it would be known as R Bharat) launch date by saying it would be in the first quarter of 2019.

    According to the Khanchandani, the Hindi sibling of Republic TV will have Shamsher Singh as its editor. Singh has over 20 years of experience and has worked with leading television news channels, including India News, Zee Hindustan and Aaj Tak.

    The Hindi news genre has more than 20 TV channels. Aaj Tak from the India Today Group leads the audience numbers game in all the three markets comprising urban plus rural (U+R), rural and urban.

    Why choose a name like Republic Bharat, especially when the company had run into problems on the christening of Republic TV?

     Pointing out that `India’ is equated with `Bharat’, Khanchandani said, “Republic Bharat or R. Bharat resonated with all of us and we were instantly drawn to it. It has stood out as a differentiator and as a name that smashes the clutter. The name is powerful and will connect with the audiences across HSM markets. The audiences will embrace Bharat.”

    On its debut last year, Republic TV had not only smashed the audience measurement numbers, but also unsettled some legacy players who had even questioned the way audience data was obtained by the then new entrant. That after several rounds of slug fest all the players kissed and made up was another story altogether.

    However, industry observers believe that if the success of the noisy English news channel Republic TV is any indication, the parent is bound to deliver a strong platform in the Hindi space too.

    According to media reports, earlier in June this year Republic TV had circulated a note through a financial consultancy firm based out of Gurugram stating that the company was planning to raise capital of around Rs 120 crore (Rs. 1,200 million) to set up a Hindi news channel. The investor note also stated Republic TV had “overachieved” its projected revenue and profitability estimates to close FY18 with Rs 155 cores (Rs. 1550 million) in revenue and planned to close FY19 with close to Rs 2 billion in revenues.

    KPMG India partner and head- media and entertainment Girish Menon told Indiantelevision.com, “Hindi news is the largest [segment] when it comes to news channels in terms of audience share. Given the brand value and equity Republic TV has, it makes sense to diversify into the Hindi space too.”

    Highlighting that Republic TV’s parent has a “comparable digital channel” and adding Hindi to that platform will give it a wider user base, Menon added, “Brands will obviously get access to a much wider audience base. From an audience perspective, Hindi has a bigger base than English. The success, however, will depend on the content strategy and how it plays out with the viewers.”

  • 3rd Sahitya Aaj Tak India’s largest Hindi Literature Festival promises a grander & a bigger show

    3rd Sahitya Aaj Tak India’s largest Hindi Literature Festival promises a grander & a bigger show

    MUMBAI: Aaj Tak, India’s No. 1 Hindi news channel with over 25 crore viewers (Source: BARC, TG:2+,Mkt:HSM, Period: W29'18-W32'18,) kicks-off the third edition of its annual mega Hindi literature festival – Sahitya AajTak . The three-day extravaganza will be held in the capital at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts from November 16-18, 2018.

    A confluence of poetry, prose, music and drama, the festival is an initiative to highlight the importance of art & literature in today’s era. The fest brings together a diverse mix of India’s renowned personalities from writers, scholars, authors, musicians, actors, columnists, business leaders, poets and theatre artists on one platform to express their views openly and engage in a meaningful dialogue.

    The mega festival will be a grand affair with attendance from many celebrities like singers Javed Ali, Malini Awasthi, legendary Wadali brothers, actor Annu Kapoor, writer Chetan Bhagat, poet Rahat Indori and many others. Actor and poet Piyush Mishra, screenwriter Prasoon Joshi and the renowned poet & writer Javed Akhtar will enthral the audience with the magic of their words. Actors Deepti Naval and Shekhar Suman will talk about theatre while journalist Sagarika Ghose and Governor of Goa Mridula Sinha will share his wisdom on politics.

    This year the festival will have 100 sessions and close to 200 guests & speakers with an audience. The festival is a platform for celebrating the rich Indian culture with theatre, poem, Sufi music at the helm, giving a platform to budding writers/artists to articulate their thoughts. The festival will have sessions in which India’s top TV anchors will interact with guests from various fields like art, cinema, music, theatre, and politics.

    This year Sahitya Aaj Tak will see a fusion of great ideas and witness a joyful synergy of literary artists hailing from different parts of the country. The past two editions have seen the festival transforming into a global phenomenon. The grand celebration of art and all that it stands for will bear testament to music & cultural programmes with throngs of enthusiasts. The festival will see the presence of literary stalwarts renowned for their works in Hindi, Urdu, English, Awadhi, Bhojpuri and Punjabi.

  • Republic TV continues to dominate English news genre: BARC week 44

    Republic TV continues to dominate English news genre: BARC week 44

    MUMBAI: In the Hindi news (U+R) genre, Zee News climbed two slots to the third position in week 44 of BARC ratings. Aaj Tak yet again stood on top in all the three genres. Republic TV continues its dominating streak in the English news genre. English business news genre saw no changes this week again.

    English News

    Republic TV maintained its lead in the first position in the English news genre with 964 impressions ‘000. Times Now at second and CNN News18 at third hold onto their respective positions with 667 impressions ‘000 and 554 impressions ‘000. India Today Television stood at fourth position with 242 impressions ‘000. NDTV 24X7 was placed at fifth position with 223 impressions ‘000.

    English Business News

    The English business news genre saw no changes this week again. CNBC TV18 continued to stay on the first place with 444 impressions '000. ET Now and BTVI withstand their second and third positions with 197 impressions '000 and 44 impressions '000. CNBC TV18 Prime HD also held on to its fourth position with 11 impressions '000.

    Hindi News (U+R)

    Aaj Tak once again stood on top in the Hindi news (U+R) genre with 117423 impressions ‘000. News18 India retained the second place with 96291 impressions ‘000. Zee News climbed two slots to the third position with 90507 impressions ‘000 followed by India TV with 90442 impressions ‘000. ABP News dropped two slots at fifth position with 86250 impressions ‘000.

    Hindi News Rural

    Aaj Tak is positioned first in the Hindi news rural genre with 56513 impressions ‘000. ABP News, News18 India and India TV are at second, third and fourth positions with 43569 impressions ‘000, 43423 impressions ‘000 and 38630 impressions ‘000, respectively. News Nation with 36405 impressions ‘000 took the fifth place again this week.

    Hindi News Urban

    Aaj Tak stood on top with 60910 impressions ‘000. Zee News climbed two slots to the second position with 54169 impressions ‘000. News18 India and India TV dropped a slot each to the third and fourth position with 52868 impressions ‘000 and 51812 impressions ‘000. ABP News held on to the fifth place with 42680 impressions ‘000.

  • TV Today revenue up in Q2

    TV Today revenue up in Q2

    BENGALURU: TV Today Network Ltd (TVTN) reported 3.5 percent year on year (y-o-y) increase in standalone operating revenue at Rs 163.29 crore for the quarter ended 30 September 2018 (Q2 2019, quarter or period under review) as compared to the Rs 157.80 crore for the corresponding year ago quarter (Q2 2018). Total income increased 5.3 percent y-o-y to Rs 171.59 crore in Q2 2019 from Rs 162.89 crore.

    Simple operating EBITDA was 10.5 percent lower y-o-y in the quarter under review at Rs 44.62 crore (27.1 percent of operating revenue) as compared to Rs 49.87 crore (30.3 percent of operating revenue). The company reported 5.7 percent lower standalone PAT of Rs 29.50 crore for Q2 2019 as compared to Rs 31.29 crore in Q2 2018. Standalone total comprehensive income for the quarter under review was 4.6 percent lower y-o-y at Rs 29.85 crore as compared to Rs 31.29 crore in Q2 2018.

    Segment numbers

    TVTN has three segments – Television Broadcasting (TV); Radio Broadcasting (Radio); and ‘Others.’ The company’s TV segment is the largest contributor to its numbers. TVTN reported 0.2 percent y-o-y increase in revenue for its TV segment at Rs 140.21 crore in Q2 2019 as compared to Rs 139.86 crore. The company reported 1.5 percent y-o-y decline in the segment’s operating profit at Rs 42.52 crore in Q2 2019 as compared to Rs 43.16 crore.

    TVTN reported 43 percent y-o-y increase in operating revenue for its radio segment for Q2 2019 at Rs 5.84 crore as compared to Rs 4.09 crore. However, the radio segment’s operating loss increased to Rs 4.49 crore during the period under review from an operating loss of Rs 2.92 crore.

    TVTN reported 24.3 percent y-o-y increase in operating revenue for its ‘Others’ segment at Rs 13.87 crore as compared to Rs 13.78 crore. Operating result of the ‘Others’ segment for the quarter declined 58.3 percent y-o-y to Rs 0.84 crore from Rs 2.01 crore.

    Let us look at the other numbers reported by TVTN

    Standalone total expense in Q2 2019 increased nine percent y-o-y to Rs 126.64 crore from Rs 116.15 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous year. Standalone production cost reduced 7.8 percent y-o-y in Q2 2019 to Rs 14.23 crore from Rs 15.44 crore in Q2 2018. Standalone employee benefit expense during the quarter under review increased 9.5 percent y-o-y in Q2 2019 to Rs 52.05 crore from Rs 45.53 crore in the corresponding period of the previous year. Standalone other expenses in Q2 2019 increased 16.5 percent y-o-y to Rs 52.38 crore from Rs 44.96 crore in Q2 2018.

  • News Nation stays in top 5: BARC week 43

    News Nation stays in top 5: BARC week 43

    MUMBAI: In the Hindi news rural genre, News Nation took the fifth spot again this week after the channel replaced Zee News in week 42. Aaj Tak yet again stood on top in the Hindi news (U+R) genre with 135463 impressions ‘000. In the Hindi news urban genre ABP News held on to the fifth place with 46309 impressions ‘000.

    English News

    Republic TV maintained its lead in the first position in the English news genre with 824 impressions ‘000. Times Now at second and CNN News18 at third hold onto their respective positions with 748 impressions ‘000 and 284 impressions ‘000. India Today Television stood at fourth position with 247 impressions ‘000. NDTV 24X7 was placed at fifth position with 240 impressions ‘000.

    English Business News

    The English business news genre saw no changes this week again. CNBC TV18 continued to stay on the first place with 481 impressions '000. ET Now and BTVI withstand their second and third positions with 202 impressions '000 and 59 impressions '000. CNBC TV18 Prime HD also held on to its fourth position with 12 impressions '000.

    Hindi News (U+R)

    Aaj Tak once again stood on top in the Hindi news (U+R) genre with 135463 impressions ‘000. News18 India retained the second place with 96261 impressions ‘000. ABP News and India TV were at third and fourth positions with 95988 impressions ‘000 and 93325 impressions ‘000 respectively. Zee News was placed at fifth position with 87750 impressions ‘000.

    Hindi News Rural

    Aaj Tak is positioned first in the Hindi news rural genre with 64608 impressions ‘000. ABP News, News18 India and India TV are at second, third and fourth positions with 49679 impressions ‘000, 39687 impressions ‘000 and 38569 impressions ‘000, respectively. News Nation with 36839 impressions ‘000 took the fifth place again this week after replacing Zee News in week 42.
    Hindi News Urban

    Aaj Tak stood on top with 70854 impressions ‘000. News18 India at second place with 56574 impressions ‘000. India TV and Zee News were at third and fourth places with 54756 impressions ‘000 and 51507 impressions ‘000, respectively. ABP News held on to the fifth place with 46309 impressions ‘000.

  • Republic TV continues its dominance streak in BARC week 42

    Republic TV continues its dominance streak in BARC week 42

    MUMBAI: Republic TV continued to lead the English news genre as per All India BARC data week 42. No changes were noticed this week in the English news and English business news genre. Aaj Tak maintained its lead across every Hindi news genre for yet another week. Hindi news urban genre remained unchanged. Zee News is not present in the top five list of Hindi news genre (rural). News Nation enters the top five list in Hindi news (rural) market.

    English News

    Republic TV maintained its lead in the first position in the English news genre with 917 impressions ‘000. Times Now at second and CNN News 18 at third hold onto their respective positions with 723 impressions ‘000 and 293 impressions ‘000. India Today Television is at fourth position with 264 impressions ‘000. NDTV 24X7 is at fifth position with 222 impressions ‘000.

    English Business News

    No changes were observed this week as well. CNBC TV18 continued to rule in the English business news genre with 518 impressions '000. ET Now and BTVI maintained their second and third positions with 180 impressions '000 and 50 impressions '000. CNBC TV18 Prime HD also retained its fourth position with 7 impressions '000.

    Hindi News (U+R)

    Aaj Tak continued to lead the Hindi news (U+R) genre with 123942 impressions ‘000 followed by News18 India with 95544 impressions ‘000. ABP News and India TV are at third and fourth position after interchanging their positions with 94649 impressions ‘000 and 8886 impressions ‘000 respectively. Zee News sits at fifth position with 83702 impressions ‘000.

    Hindi News Rural

    Aaj Tak held onto its first position with 60622 impressions ‘000. ABP News, News18 India and India TV are at second, third and fourth positions with 50087 impressions ‘000, 41431 impressions ‘000 and 37463 impressions ‘000, respectively. News Nation enters the top five list at the fifth spot with 36454 impressions ‘000.

    Zee News was at the fifth spot last week but not this.

    Hindi News Urban

    Aaj Tak stood on top with 63320 impressions ‘000. News18 India at second place with 54113 impressions ‘000. India TV and Zee News were at third and fourth places with 51344 impressions ‘000 and 49017 impressions ‘000, respectively. ABP News in the fifth place with 44561 impressions ‘000.

  • Republic TV leads English news genre in BARC week 41

    Republic TV leads English news genre in BARC week 41

    MUMBAI: Republic TV continued to lead the English news genre as per All India BARC data week 41. No changes were noticed this week in the English business news genre. Aaj Tak maintained its lead across every Hindi news genre for yet another week. Hindi news urban genre remained unchanged. Zee News dropped from its previous week’s position in all three genres. India TV climbs to third position in Hindi (U+R).

    English News

    Republic TV maintained its lead in the first position in the English news genre with 860 impressions ‘000. Times Now at second and CNN News 18 at third hold onto their respective positions with 664 impressions ‘000 and 306 impressions ‘000. India Today Television is at fourth position with 210 impressions ‘000. NDTV 24X7 enters the top five list at fifth position with 199 impressions ‘000.

    Mirror Now which was at fifth place last week is nowhere to be seen.

    English Business News

    No changes were observed this week as well. CNBC TV18 continued to rule in the English business news genre with 621 impressions '000. ET Now and BTVI maintained their second and third positions with 227 impressions '000 and 77 impressions '000. CNBC TV18 Prime HD also retained its fourth position with 12 impressions '000.

    Hindi News (U+R)

    Aaj Tak continued to lead the Hindi news (U+R) genre with 118239 impressions ‘000. News18 India climbed a slot to the second position with 99497 impressions ‘000. India TV climbed two slots to the third position with 93081 Impressions ‘000. ABP News with 90822 impressions ‘000 retained its position. Zee News fell three slots to the fifth position with 88878 impressions ‘000.

    Hindi News Rural

    Aaj Tak held onto its first position with 55320 impressions ‘000. ABP News is at the second spot with 46066 impressions ‘000. News18 India climbed a slot to the third position with 42987 impressions ‘000 followed by India TV, a new entrant in the list with 39256 impressions ‘000. Zee News dropped two slots to the fifth position with 38801 impressions ‘000.

    Hindi News Urban

    Aaj Tak stood on top with 62919 impressions ‘000. News18 India at second place with 56510 impressions ‘000. India TV and Zee News were at third and fourth places after interchanging their positions with 53825 impressions ‘000 and 50077 impressions ‘000, respectively. ABP News in the fifth place with 44756 impressions ‘000.

  • Aaj Tak maintains lead across every Hindi news genre in BARC week 40

    Aaj Tak maintains lead across every Hindi news genre in BARC week 40

    MUMBAI: Republic TV continues to lead the English news genre as per All India BARC data week 40. No changes were noticed this week in the English business news genre. Aaj Tak maintained its lead across every Hindi news genre for yet another week. Hindi news urban genre remained unchanged. News 18 India slipped down to the fourth position in the Hindi news rural genre.

    English News

    Republic TV maintained its lead in the first position in the English news genre with 843 impressions ‘000. Times Now at second and CNN News 18 at third hold onto their respective positions with 725 impressions ‘000 and 274 impressions ‘000. India Today Television climbed on to take the fourth position with 249 impressions ‘000 replacing Mirror Now which dropped to the fifth place with 194 impressions ‘000.

    English Business News

    No changes were observed this week as well. CNBC TV18 continued to rule in the English business news genre with 616 impressions '000. ET Now and BTVI maintained their second and third positions with 239 impressions '000 and 103 impressions '000. CNBC TV18 Prime HD also retained its fourth position with 8 impressions '000.

    Hindi News (U+R)

    Aaj Tak continued to lead the Hindi news (U+R) genre with 119443 impressions ‘000. After interchanging positions, Zee News stood at second place with 99606 impressions ‘000 and News18 India is placed at third position with 98810 impressions ‘000. ABP News with 96856 impressions ‘000 and India TV with 88201 impressions ‘000 retained their positions respectively.

    Hindi News Rural

    Aaj Tak held onto its first position with 55982 impressions ‘000. ABP News climbed to take the second spot with 49363 impressions ‘000. Zee News with 44805 impressions ‘000 took the third place as News18 India dropped to the fourth place with 43531 impressions ‘000. News Nation held the fifth position for another week with 38200 impressions ‘000.

    Hindi News Urban

    The Hindi news urban genre remained unchanged. Aaj Tak stood on top with 63462 impressions ‘000. News18 India at second place with 55280 impressions ‘0000. Zee News at third place with 54801 impressions ‘000. India TV in fourth place with 52299 impressions ‘000 and ABP News in the fifth place with 47493 impressions ‘000.